TJ Rossi, foreground, Michael Braun, left, and Russell G. Jones are shown in a scene from Powerhouse Theater's "When the Lights Went Out."

Written by

John W. Barry
Poughkeepsie Journal

A night that millions might want to forget is being replayed over and over at Vassar College.

A blackout on Aug. 14, 2003, affected an area with an estimated 50 million people in the states of Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and the Canadian province of Ontario, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

You might remember the blackout, which began shortly after 4 p.m., for the inconvenience it caused. Writer Mozhan MarnÚ found inspiration. ...